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A man with a beard operating a professional video camera in a forest setting.
Interviews

Ollie Laker: ‘More people have been up Mount Everest than to the rainforest canopy’

by Melita Cameron-Wood

For rope access and rigging expert Ollie Laker, filming high above the trees is just another day at the office.
Four chefs in white uniforms working together in a kitchen, with dishes and plates on the counter in front of them.

How can a dining experience enhance a film?

by Meg Fozzard

Taste Film aims to marry food and film with their bespoke events. What does a themed menu add to a movie?
A large, green alligator sitting on a snowy surface, with a window and buildings visible in the background.
Review

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

by David Jenkins

An animated crocodile with the voice of an angel spreads New York cheer in this breezy and highly likeable family diversion.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Stern-faced soldier in military uniform and steel helmet, surrounded by other soldiers with similar expressions.
Review

All Quiet on the Western Front

by Finlay Spencer

Edward Berger’s trench-foot-and-all retelling of this classic war story lacks originality in its brutality.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman with blonde hair and a man with dark hair and skin standing together in a warm, amber-toned room.
Festivals

Klokkenluider – first-look review

by Josh Slater-Williams

Actor Neil Maskell makes his debut as a filmmaker with this spiky thriller.
Close-up of a man with glasses, short grey hair and a beard, against a grey background.
Interviews

Anthony Marra: ‘For every Billy Wilder there is someone like Bertolt Brecht’

by Ben Nicholson

In his first novel since being named one of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists in 2017, Anthony Marra turns his attention to old Hollywood.
A group of people, including women and children, standing or seated in a rustic indoor setting. The image has a dark, moody tone with muted colours and lighting.
Festivals

Women Talking – first-look review

by Saffron Maeve

A group of women meet in secret to discuss escaping their abusive, isolated colony in Sarah Polley’s adaptation of Miriam Towes’ novel.
A man with a serious expression, wearing a dark jacket, looking towards the camera.
Festivals

I Love My Dad – first-look review

by Callie Petch

A father impersonates a young woman online in a bid to get closer to his son in James Morosini’s promising but frustrating debut.
Portrait of a man in profile, against a plain background, wearing a light-coloured shirt.
Festivals

A Cooler Climate – first-look review

by Charles Bramesco

James Ivory reminisces about a youthful year spent in Afghanistan with this cozy archival documentary.
Two individuals sitting in a dark room, one looking at a screen, the other sitting pensively.
Sponsored

Masters of Suspense: On Park Chan-wook’s love of Alfred Hitchcock

by David Jenkins

Decision to Leave reframes the blueprint of Hitchcock’s Vertigo, but it’s not the first time Park Chan-wook has looked back to this classic-era muse.